A Brief History of Formula One

Golden Boy
Brazil's Ayrton Senna inspired global admiration for his skills at the wheel of a race car. Credited with three championship titles, 41 wins and 80 podium finishes, he is considered to be the finest driver of the modern Formula era. In 1994 he died when smashing into a concrete wall at the high speed Tamburello corner during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. The previous day an Austrian driver, Roland Ratzenberger, had also been killed during pre race practice. The Brazilian government declared three days of national mourning in honor of Senna and an estimated three million people lined the streets. Their deaths inspired a safety review throughout the sport which continues to this day.

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